STUHLWEISSENBURG, boorg, Hungary (Hungarian, SZEKES FEJERVAR, sielcesh-lehar-var ; Slavonic, lite.tictian), free city, capital of a county of the same name, 30 miles southwest of Buda. It was built in the I 1 th century, and during five centuries was the place where the kings of Hungary were crowned. It has declined from its former im portance, and has a poor appearance, though it contains some good buildings, among which are the splendid cathedral of the Virgin Mary, the church of Saint John and the bishop's palace. It has a theological seminary, a Catholic gymnasium, a military academy and various other educational establishments. The manu factures consist of cotton and woolen cloth, flannel, leather, knives, etc. In 1543-1601 and 1602-88 it was held by the Turks. Pop. 36,625.
Karl Ferdinand, German manufacturer and political leader: b. Saarbriicken, 30 March 1836; d. Schloss Halberg, 8 March 1901. He studied at the universities of Bonn and Berlin and, in 1858, took up a share in the management of his ancestral estate consisting of iron works on the Saar, Neunkirchen, Dillingen and Bur
bach. In 1875 he became a partner and carried the works on successfully under difficulties. He led a squadron of Uhlans in the war of 1870-71, after being three years a member of the Chamber of Deputies. He was member of the Reichstag till 1881 and again in 1889. In 1882 he became a member of the House of Lords and was created baron in 1888. As member of the Reichspartei he upheld the agrarian and Socialists' policy of Bismarck. He favored the protection tariff reform of 1879 as well as the protection of the laborer, on whose behalf he did much in the iron workshops yet fighting against Social Democracy at the same time. A monument was erected (1902) in his memory at Neunkirchen.